Lot #: 132
Price Realized: $590.00
($500 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "H. SMITH & CO.", Alexandria, VA origin, circa 1825, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied tab handles, decorated on the front with a finely-brushed horizontal design of leaves and flowers emanating from a stem. Reverse decorated with a series of chain links around the shoulder. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Front of jar incised "12" above "21", the meaning of which is unknown. Impressed with "H. SMITH & CO." maker's mark above one handle. A small rim chip with a 4" line descending from it. A second very short line to rim. A chip to each handle. Base chips. Exfoliation to underside. A crack across underside.
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